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USA: 43-year-old accused of being the serial killer of Stockton arrested

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Wesley Brownlee was arrested Saturday morning and is believed to have been “on the hunt” for a potential victim, local police Chief Stanley McFadden said at a news conference. “We are confident that we prevented another murder,” McFadden said, adding that Brownlee was armed.

A 43-year-old man who was arrested yesterday Saturday in Stockton, United States, is said to be the perpetrator of six murders that shook California in the previous months.

Wesley Brownlee was arrested Saturday morning and is believed to have been “on the hunt” for a potential victim, local police Chief Stanley McFadden said at a news conference. “We are confident that we prevented another murder,” McFadden said, adding that Brownlee was armed.

Five men were killed in a Stockton neighborhood between July 8 and September 27. Another man died in April 2021 in Auckland, about 80km west of Stockton. The victims were between 21 and 54 years old.

A woman survived a gun attack also attributed to Wesley Brownlee.

With a population of approximately 350,000, the city of Stockton is located 60 kilometers south of Sacramento, the capital of California.

Wesley Brownlee is expected to appear in court Tuesday to face charges, according to District Attorney Tori Salazar.

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